2014-06-28

Last weekend I played a game of Sotr with my friendsAndreas and Pär. We agreed on 40 points each andme and Andreas would play together against Pär.My german setup:Command squad 5p(1 staff sergeant, 1 leutnant, 3 soldiers,rifles ) 5 p

The russians had a total of 80points and also a mecha thatcould dig in and attack behind the german lines.The russians had mortars and a lot of anti-tankrifles andgave the germans a match on the table.

We only managed to play one round because of talkingand planning but this round was very intense and thefate was sealed quickly in favour for the russians.

The germans opened up with mortarfire from both theKRW and the ZST 1600 and inflicted some damage on the russians.The germans started advancing on a broad front andalso made parachutedrops in the german sector and attacked from behind with a mecha.The russians were very lucky with the dices and knockedout the parachute-drop quickly and forced the crew ofthe mecha to leave the vehicle in panic...Behind the german lines a russian mecha toasted a completemechgrenadier-squad from the rear and halted the advanceof the germans heavy Tiger-tank...Hard times for the germans but a glorious victory for the russians.Great fun to play but I am looking forward to a rematch toregain a german victory! :)Thankyou Andreas and Pär for a good game!

Now I have completed the building and coverpainting of my ruin in 1:48 scale.I will later make boards on the walls to add more"reality". I will also make shading on the stairs andwooden floor and beams.To finalize I will put on some shading on the tilesof bricks.

2014-06-19

Last weekend I met a new player named Andreas. Over a cup of tea we battled on the gaming table.:) The points were set to 30 points each and the game was very intense and bloody.

I(the germans) were positioned in the ruins and behind some small hills and sheds made of concrete and roof of corrugated steel.The brits advanced behind som hills and rocks and had the best shelter in my opinion.

The first round was bloody when the brits wiped out four of my men with a rocket from a piat on a hilltop.Little time to waste I advanced behind my shelters. On the second round Andreas decided to alter the terrain and blew the sheds to pieces. I continued my advance and started fire on his center from my soldiers hiding in the ruins.The germans did little damage and on round three the brits felt confident on a easy victory and the men started attacking in the open. One of my panzerfausts and a machinegunner, both in shelter in the ruins, gunned down five of the "hard chaps".

The brits were furious and started a fire in the woods near the ruins and burning the germans advancing in it.Three germans were annihilated and the remaining two crawled back to the ruins. The second german front started firing on the British steel armoured squad and wiped out three of them.This was the last round and I won with one point because of my heavy fire and that I also managed to knock out one of the highest british officers in this clash. A very nice game and lots of fun action. Thankyou Andreas. A rematch is welcome anytime. :)

2014-06-18

This week I got a nice package from Germanycontaining figures from both Linear-B andPegasus. Especially the figures from theukrainian company Linear-B was wanted.I had bought the Age of tudors(012) andGladiators from Pegasus(No 7100).The figures(1600th century) are hard to findbut I found them on BB-toys and they lookgreat and will come to use in my game Hugg ochslag as medieval noble civilians.The gladiators are also nice and from BB-toysthey came real cheap. These latter figures willbe used in hand to hand skirmishes on the arenaof Colloseum(model).

2014-06-13

Now I finally upgraded my ruin with details andpiles of bricks. The bricks is made out of blistersthat I cut in small pieces.I also built stairs and nails on all the floors. The floors are by the way made of solid beech that I bought in strips from a retailer. I also added fixed doors. The only things that now remains are some paint and glue sand onto the open spots outside the walls.I am planning to use this ruin for both skirmishes in fantasy- and present/future-scenarios.If you want to see the original ruin without any details check out the link below:http://huggochslag.blogspot.se/2014/02/stronghold-in-ruins.html